Historical Events In January - 01

1844  1st edition of New Rotterdam's Daily (3x per week) on this day in history.   

1845  On this day in history the Cobble Hill Tunnel in Brooklyn is completed.   

1846  Yucatan declares independence from México on this day in history.   

1846  Yucatan declares independence from Mexico on January - 01.   

1846  Nikola Pasic, Serbian nationalist/premier (1891..1926) on this day in history.   

1847  On January - 01 michigan is first state to abolish capital punishment   

1847  On January - 01 netherlands Haarlem's Current newspaper starts publishing   

1847  Michigan is 1st state to abolish capital punishment on January - 01.   

1848  On this day in history britain takes Mosquito Coast from Nicaragua   

1850  Raphael G Kiesewetter, Austria musicologist, dies at 76 on January - 01.   

1851  City of Glasgow steamer inaugurates Philadelphia-Liverpool line on this day in history.   

1852  On January - 01 netherlands begins issuing postage stamps   

1852  The first US public bath opens in New York City NY on this day in history.   

1852  1st US public bath opens, in NYC on January - 01.   

1853  The first practical fire engine (horse-drawn) in US enters service on January - 01.   

1853  On January - 01 1st practical fire engine (horse-drawn) in US enters service   

1853  On this day in history hans Koessler, composer   

1854  Lincoln University, a black college, chartered (Oxford PA) on this day in history.   

1854  On January - 01 lincoln University, a black college, chartered (Oxford, Penn)   

1854  On this day in history james Frazer, Britain, anthropologist/author (The Golden Bough)   

1858  On this day in history canada begins using decimal currency system   

1860  Slavery ends of in Netherlands Indies on this day in history.   

1860  Slavery ends of in Neth Indies on this day in history.   

1861  Porfirio Diaz conquers Mexico City on this day in history.   

1861  On January - 01 president Lincoln declares slavery in Confederate states unlawful   

1862  Battle of Fort McRee FL, Battle of Port Royal SC (Port Royal Ferry) on this day in history.   

1862  On this day in history the first US income tax (3% of incomes > $600, 5% of incomes > $10,000)   

1862  US income tax goes into effect (3% of incomes > $600,% of incomes > $10,000) on this day in history.   

1862  1st US income tax (3% of incomes > $600, 5% of incomes > $10,000) on January - 01.   

1862  On this day in history snitz Edwards, Hungary, actor (College, Phantom of the Opera)   

1863  On this day in history battle of Galveston, TX - Confederates recapture the city   

1863  Battle of Helena AK on January - 01.   

1863  Emancipation Proclamation (ending slavery) issued by Lincoln on this day in history.   

1863  On January - 01 the birth of Baron Pierre de Coubertin, founder of the modern olympics   

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0766  On January - 01 birth of ali al-Rida, Shia Imam (d. 818)   

1387  Charles, The Angry One, king of Navarra (1349-87) was born on January - 01.   

1431  On this day in history birth of alexander VI [Rodrigo Borgia], Spanish/Italian pope (1492-1503)   

1449  On January - 01 birth of lorenzo de'Medici, [The Magnificent] of Florence   

1449  On January - 01 birth of lorenzo de' Medici, Italian statesman (d. 1492)   

1467  Sigismund I, the old, king of Poland was born on January - 01.   

1481  Huldrych Zwingli, Swiss Protestant reformer was born on January - 01.   

1484  On this day in history birth of huldrych Zwingli, Swiss Protestant leader (d. 1531)   

0379  Basilius the Great, of Caesarea, saint (Moralia), dies on this day in history.   

0404  Death of Telemachus, Roman monk, murdered on January - 01.   

0898  On January - 01 odo, earl of Paris/king of France (888-98), dies at about 39   

0962  Boudouin III, count of Flanders, dies on January - 01.   

1204  On this day in history death of king Haakon III of Norway (c. 1170)   

1387  On January - 01 karel de Boze, king of Navarra (1349-87), dies   

1502  Gregorius XIII, [Ugo Buoncampagni], Italy, pope (1572-85), dies on January - 01.   

1515  On this day in history louis XII, "the Justified" king of France (1498-1515), dies at 52